Wrestlers' protest: Delhi police file rioting case after detention - BBC News

The athletes, including Olympic medallists, were detained by police as they tried to march to parliament.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, India's top wrestlers have been protesting for more than a monthBy Cherylann MollanBBC News, MumbaiPolice in India's capital Delhi have filed cases including of rioting against the country's top wrestlers after they were detained during a protest.

Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia were among protesters detained on Sunday as they tried to march to India's new parliament.

They were released later in the night.

Police also cleared out their protest site in Delhi, though the wrestlers have said they will return there.

"There is no point in going home until we get justice," Punia told reporters on Sunday night after he was released from detention.

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